Comments on: "snuggling"

"snuggling"

cthuljew — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:24:07 -0800

If you live in the Suðurnes area and witness cats occupying abandoned homes and holding parties, you can contact the local police and rest assured that they will respond without hesitation.

By: MuffinMan

MuffinMan — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:27:04 -0800

One of the cats scratched the police during the clearing of the squat and was arrested fur assault and cattery.

By: Gyan

Gyan — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:28:59 -0800

Were the cats charged with a feliny?

By: 1adam12

1adam12 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:35:40 -0800

Things didn't get violent, but boy did that kitty litter.

By: rmd1023

rmd1023 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:36:10 -0800

Party animals!

By: dortmunder

dortmunder — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:38:05 -0800

Wasn't this the premise for an episode of South Park?

By: drlith

drlith — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:45:57 -0800

Anybody who owns a cat knows they are all guilty of breaking* and entering**. *Fragile knickknacks sitting on high shelves **Bags, baskets, bins, and most especially impossibly small boxes.

By: likeso

likeso — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0800

Cat house raid, huh? Wonder how many pillars of the community made 'donations' to keep their clandestine snuggling off the rolls.

By: orme

orme — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:05:25 -0800

Cat party? Welcome to five months ago.

By: Maisie

Maisie — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:19:07 -0800

Why did they kick the snuggling cats out of the house? :(

By: zamboni

zamboni — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:19:35 -0800

Hey, party cats are a serious problem.

By: Metroid Baby

Metroid Baby — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:32:18 -0800

Sounds like the police found probable claws.

By: symbioid

symbioid — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:35:07 -0800

Fuck the police!

By: jquinby

jquinby — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:37:01 -0800

I think I rather like the Google translate of the article, which left some Icelandic sprinkled in: The police showed up, they were there for 2-3 cats had made themselves heimakomna and let go of them laying on a couch that had been left behind in the house. According to police, the party was dissolved, cat dismissed at the door and all the windows closed and securely locked to prevent further veisluhald of this kind. I couldn't help but think that around here, an investigation by the police would have a more-than-even chance of discovering that the cats had been eating someone inside for several weeks.

By: AugieAugustus

AugieAugustus — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:40:30 -0800

If it was me I'd deny everything in court, even if it led to charges of purrjury.

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:56:38 -0800

I'm with Maisie on this one. Why on Earth would they feel the need to remove the cats?

By: Artw

Artw — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:08:18 -0800

News from Iceland!

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:17:44 -0800

That part of Iceland is economically bad off. When the US closed down Naval Air Station Keflavik in 2006, it devastated the area's job market. Because the then government had a policy of "la la la la la I can't hear you la la la" when it came to being told by the US government that the base would be closed, there was little in the way of planning ahead. There are lots of abandoned houses out there.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:32:45 -0800

Without a doubt, my proudest moment as a journalist. Thank you for shining a light on this.

By: Kokopuff

Kokopuff — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:42:31 -0800

Any way you look at it, this was a catastrophe.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:49:53 -0800

I am horrified at the allegations that the police planted the catnip that was found at the scene! Will no crusading journalist take up the cause of Truth?

By: goethean

goethean — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:59:04 -0800

Cat burglers, the lot of em.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:06:25 -0800

Cat burglers, the lot of em. Technically, the police entered the home without permission and removed the cats they found there, so... cat burglars or cat salvage? You be the judge!

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:11:31 -0800

And I should mention that The Reykjavík Grapevine, which both Marisa Stole the Precious Thing and I write for, is a fine publication and always worth checking out if you have any interest in Iceland.

By: goethean

goethean — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:31:34 -0800

or cats.

By: kjs3

kjs3 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:53:11 -0800

If it was my neighborhood, it wouldn't make the news, but the many, various neighborhood mailing lists would be carpet-bombed with kitty eviction outrage and Something Must Be Done.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:54:36 -0800

I'll just note that Reykjavík, especially downtown Reykjavík, is absolutely brimful of cats. Sometimes living in Reykjavík is like living in a cat café. Honestly, if they weren't so damn cuddly, cute and friendly, they'd be a veritable pest.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:06:13 -0800

Honestly, if they weren't so damn cuddly, cute and friendly, they'd be a veritable pest. I will second this. Plus, the darn things keep sitting picturesquely in front of red-painted doors and delightful pastel walls. It's like they know I must photograph them! Then, once i have the shot lined up, they move. The fiends!

By: cgk

cgk — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:11:42 -0800

if they weren't so damn cuddly, cute and friendly I don't know, the droopy eyes and the cold gray stare make the photo look exactly like the mug shots published in US papers of people arrested for minor offenses. It fit the story so well that I thought I was reading the Icelandic Onion.

By: TheWhiteSkull

TheWhiteSkull — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:17:47 -0800

Faces of Catnip.

By: Apocryphon

Apocryphon — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:29:17 -0800

True Crime: Scandinavia

By: catlet

catlet — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:32:09 -0800

Free the Suðurnes Two (or three)!

By: Ruthless Bunny

Ruthless Bunny — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:41:56 -0800

This is so kyute I can't stand it. I'm hoping that the kitties have homes, and that this was just their clubhouse.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:43:00 -0800

Free the Suðurnes Two (or three)! They may already be free. Perhaps "Adopt the Suðurnes Two (or three)!" would be more helpful. Although, if they are feral cats, that might be quite the undertaking.

By: computech_apolloniajames

computech_apolloniajames — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:45:48 -0800

Katullus, eponysterical.

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:46:52 -0800

Free the Suðurnes Two (or three)! That was my favorite part of the story. The police report said "2-3 cats". This gave me pause - well how many were there? Was there a dispute between the officers? Was the third cat found at the scene but gave some kind of alibi, so s/he's under suspicion but hasn't been officially counted among them? How well do the police deal with counting larger organisms, like people? I think a follow-up may be necessary.

By: catlet

catlet — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:57:49 -0800

I think a follow-up may be necessary. This could be the tail end of the ball of yarn that will unravel the full extent of math-related corruption in Icelandic law enforcement.

By: infinitywaltz

infinitywaltz — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:58:57 -0800

When I was very young, and before I was born, the family cat used to have parties; my parents left the basement door cracked so he could get in and out, and a maintenance door under the house allowed him access to and from the outside world. They'd wake up at three in the morning, and there would be two or three dozen cats milling around their living room, and our own cat would be dancing nervously about, as if to say, "Guys! GUYS! You better keep it down! My owners are asleep in the other room! I could GET IN TROUBLE!" It was like that scene in a teenage sex comedy where everyone finds out that the "nerd" character's parents are out of town, so they throw a party at his house without his consent.

By: Zed

Zed — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:00:56 -0800

Cat boarding is not a crime.

By: cthuljew

cthuljew — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:01:50 -0800

Unlike waterboarding.

By: kkokkodalk

kkokkodalk — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:24:43 -0800

When I was visiting Reykjavik, about 60% of why I couldn't get anywhere on time was because I'd keep running into CUTE AND FUCKING FRIENDLY KITTIES OMGGGGGGGGGG (like this guy! We made eye contact, and he made a running start to head butt my outstretched hand. OH GOD.). And I'd sit on some stranger's stoop and pet and play with one for a good 20 or so minutes before some people passing by would look at me like the weirdo I was being and I'd remember I was supposed to be heading somewhere. I totally would've broken into an abandoned house to join in on a kitty cuddle party.

By: colie

colie — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:34:56 -0800

When I was very young, and before I was born, the family cat used to have parties For those that remember The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, there was a Fat Freddy's Cat strip in which this happens. I think the final frame was a room full of cats requesting that Fat Freddy turn the lights off again.

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:01:39 -0800

I'm surprised there is a word in Icelandic for "snuggling".

By: me & my monkey

me & my monkey — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:32:42 -0800

I'm surprised there is a word in Icelandic for "snuggling". I would expect that they'd have five or six words, just like Eskimos are said to have several words for snow. After all, doesn't it get cold in Iceland?

By: homunculus

homunculus — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:21:08 -0800

Coyotes Move Into Mansion In Clearwater, Florida

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:29:39 -0800

well how many were there? Was there a dispute between the officers? Well, as Officer Schrödinger explained at a later press conference....

By: Katjusa Roquette

Katjusa Roquette — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:01:27 -0800

Fat Freddy and The Fabulous Furry Freak Bros! ت

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:52:02 -0800

The Icelandic word for snuggling is kúra, pronounced, approximately, coo-rah, with the stress on coo.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:38:46 -0800

Fur heaven's sake, this purrsecution must stop!

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:47:21 -0800

Colie your memory is good and quite correct. I believe I still have that comic.

By: mike3k

mike3k — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:20:55 -0800

It could have turned into a pussy riot.

By: iamkimiam

iamkimiam — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:46:38 -0800

"2-3 cats" The fuzzy details of this snuggling incident purrsuade me to believe this is a cover up.